St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-17
REGULAR ARMY NOTES.

Mrs J. W. Griffin, of Minneapolis, was on
Saturday guest of Mrs. w. Fish, at Fort
Smelling.
The leave of absence granted Second Lieut..
Laurence ID. Tyson, Ninth infantry,iS extended
two months
The extension of leave of absence granted
Second Lieut. C. c. Miner is further extended
two months.
a furlouah of four months will be given to
Private Henry Wilmer, company A, Sixth in
fantry, to take effect March L.
First Lieut.. William L. Pitcher, Eighth
infantry, is detailed as amember of the gem
eral court convened at New York.
A furlough of four months will be given to
Sergt Henry Either, company q, Second in
fantry, TO take effect on re-enlistment.
Maj. William P. Chambliss, late of the
Fourth cavalry, has been reinstated in rank
and placed on the retired list of the army.
CIpt William II. Forwood, surgeon having
reported at the st. Paul headquarters, will
proceed to Fort Meade to 90 on duty at that
post.
Lieut.. G. P. Ahern, Twenty-ffth infantry,
has a leave of abSt nee of week, which he
will spend in ST. Paul as the guest of Mr..
Peet.
Corporal James Nugent, Company B. bat
talon of engineers, is, upon his own appli-
cation. placed upon the retired list of the
army.
The officers Of the garrison will give hop
during the week TO a party of young ladies
arriving to-day from st. Louis to participate
in the carnival.
Capt. Stephen W. Groesbeck, United States
army, judge advocate of the department. has
returned from Il three weeks visit East and
resumed his duties.
With the approval of the secretary of war,
leave of absence of ten months, with per-
mission to go beyond the sea, is granted Capt.
Egbert b. Savage, Eighth infantry. .l.r
On his own application First Lieut.. Henry
l.. Harris, First artillery, is transferred from
Battery NJ to Battery l, vice First Lieut.
John P. Wiser, from Battery to Battery NJ
By authority of the secretary of war Col
Gaines Lawson, Twenty-ffth infantry, sta
toned at Fort Smelling, is admitted to the
army and navy general hospital at Hot
Springs Ark.
Col. Charles E. Blunt, corps of engineers.
having served more than forty years as an
officer Of the army. is at his own request and
by direction of the president retired from
active service.
The commanding officer at Fort Missoula
will give a furlough Of three months
to Private Henry f. Sioddard, com
pan B, Third infantry with permission TO
go TO New York.
The commanding officer at Fort Pembna
will send Private John FardY, Company l.
Twentieth infantry, to Fort Smelling to APP
pear before the court of which Capt. Bent
zoni is president.
On the mutual application of the officers
concerned, the following transfers are made
in the Fifth infantry: First Lieut.. Samuel
w. Miller, from Company z to COMPANY G.
changing with First Lieut. Thomas N, De-
frees.
Hospital Steward John ]. Swan will be re-
lieyed from duty in the department of the
Columbia and will proceed to Fort Douglass,
reporting by letter TO the commanding gem
pral 1pDnrtmppt of Platte or
Hospital Steward Walter S. Haines now at
Fort Douglass. will go to New York city.
The following officers registered at depart
meat headquarters: Lieut.. William II. c.
Bowen, Fifth infantry, from Fort Totten,
going on months leave; Lieut.. J. b. Ale
shire, First cavalry, returning from a leave
of three months to his post at Fort Custer;
Lieut.. Leon S. RoudieZ, Fifteenth infantry,
from Fort Pembina, going on q months
leave
Gen. Absalom Baird. inspector general
United States army, will proceed to Fort Du-
CheSne Utah, under special instructions from
the lieutenant general of the army. and upon
completion of the duty will return to his
station in Washington. 1t is understood hat
the inspector general is charged with investi-
eating the cases of officers connected with
the court-martial now ordered for that post.
The ladies of the Fort garrison have formed
musical and literary club, which will meet
once each week at the various quarters DUR
ing the winter. Among the members may be
named Mesd mes G. L. Andrews. Dr. Alden,
J: j. Van Horn, E. J. Stvers, Miss Lincoln.
Mesdames Walter Howe, G. L. Hodges. Peter
Lcary, George Andrews, Williston Fish, Miss
Alden, Mesdames Frost, E. f. Glenn Misses
Battles and Lanctot
a general court-martial will meet at Wash
ington on the 18th inst, and will consist of
the following members: Col. Horatio G. Glib
son, Capt John G. Turnbull, Capt. james NJ.
Lancaster. Capt. Lewis Smith, Capt. James
Chester, Capt. Frank w. Hess, Capt. John H.
Mount. First Lieuts. Ramser d. Potts and
Scdgwick Pratt, with First Lieut.. Constantine
Chase as judge advocate. All of these officers
are Of the Third artillery